For the latest "Morning Edition" community poem, Rachel Martin and poet Kwame Alexander ask listeners for poetry submissions. This round, the call-out is for poems in letter, or epistolary, form.

Considering February is the month of love, what better time could there be to write a love letter or poem to a beloved? To be loved and nurtured is a universal need. Being loved creates feelings of ...

Anyone who finds themselves smitten in the year 2023 isn’t wanting for ways to shoot their shot. Obvious next steps might include a DM slide or the time-honored late-night “u up?” text. Or they could ...

There are few forms of communication that are as powerful as a handwritten letter. So we recently asked listeners to send us poems in letter — or epistolary — form, addressed to anyone of their ...

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, and you still don't know what to do for that special someone. Don't panic! We asked decorated poet and English professor Eugene Gloria for his advice on how ...

When was the last time you picked up a pen and composed a letter to a friend or a family member? NPR's poet in residence Kwame Alexander reminds us that letter writing delivers something more to the ...